Blue fescue (Festuca glauca) is a great ornamental grass to grow when space is tight. It’s small and tidy—just 1-ft. tall—so ...

Medium-size ornamental grasses can grow between 18–30 inches tall. These spreading plants grow in thin clumps and have stout growths. Medium grasses can grow in containers and garden beds or ...

Ornamental grasses are perfect for adding structural interest to borders ... varieties to see which would give the best and longest-lasting display. Ensure that plants don’t dry out in hot weather, ...

You can also harvest seeds from well-developed flower heads ... Special effects Ornamental grasses have some unique qualities worth exploiting in the garden. Their fountain-like growth habit ...

Papyrus, purple fountain grass and miscanthus are among the ornamental grasses in the Townsleys ... and has continued to grow with new seasons.

forms and flowers. For more information on growing ornamental grasses or selection or for other gardening questions, contact the UCONN Home & Garden Education Center, toll-free, at (877 ...

Ornamental grasses have four seasons of beauty ... Many perennials have great fall color and beautiful winter form. Leaving the plants alone also makes for an important habitat.

A: Your mums are beautiful! Mums, short for chrysanthemums, are perennials, but they are definitely borderline in winter hardiness in Northern regions. Cultivars vary widely in survivability, and many ...